The ever-increasing popularity of Yoga and related practices makes a
desktop reference like this indispensible. With over twenty-five hundred
entries and extensive illustrations, it combines comprehensiveness with
accessibility. The book is arranged and written in a manner that will
inform rather than overwhelm the lay reader, while at the same time
offering valuable references for the professional researcher and the
historian of religion. This new edition includes information about
contemporary Yoga teachers. It also provides fuller descriptions and
illustrations of Yoga poses, and features additional cross references.